15/10/2026
Over the past two weeks, the County Assembly has been a beehive of activity, with legislators grilling members of the County Executive.
In one instance, things got so bad for the CECM for Roads, Eng. Michael Kamau, who, while being grilled by the legislators found himself in a precarious position. He was unaware of who the accounting officer in his department was.
The man seated next to him introduced himself as Bernard Kipkurui, Chief Officer, Public works and also the department's accounting officer. The engineer, in front of the Assembly, admitted that this was the first time he was hearing of the appointment and expressed his surprise.
Talk of miscommunication or the lack of it.
The engineer was at pains to explain himself as he responded to various queries raised by the assembly members. Soon after, threats of impeachment began being hurled from all corners of the room, with MCAs citing how he was making them look bad in the eyes of their constituents.
This was the fate that befell other executives who found themselves in the hot seat. The underlying message from the house was clear: they should “all go home”
For the past four years, we have witnessed issues ranging from the procurement of sports equipment and kits worth Sh 27 million by the Sports Department, which were defective and now the matter is under investigation by the EACC.
To the governor's absence, which went unquestioned, the use of Sh 21 million to outsource legal counsel yet we have a county attorney and the numerous scandals that have become part and parcel of the Roads Department.
However, over the past four years, the silence from them has been deafening. It is as though, with just 11 months remaining before the elections, the legislators have suddenly activated their oversight role.
In Kibaki’s words, “How can you suddenly become so clever?”
